The technology of wearable sensors is quickly transforming healthcare. Every day we discover new uses for wearables: from tracking GPS, to studying physical activity to monitoring movement in people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s.

Have you ever wondered how these sensors work? How they can be used to track and analyze human movement? What they measure and why? In this talk, Greg Youdan will discuss these questions and more! He will involve the audience in a demo of how a specific wearable sensor works, and show how it may be used as a tool to measure uncontrollable dance-like movements typical of Huntington’s disease patients.​​

About Gregory Youdan

Gregory Youdan is a doctoral candidate in Kinesiology and an Adjunct Instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is the lab manager of the Neurorehabilitation Research Lab, working with Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, to study movement problems in people with brain disorders. Greg is the President of QueerTC and a social media manager for Know Science.

These talks are geared toward an adult audience. Advanced registration recommended. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Know Science is excited to partner with Columbia's Zuckerman Institute. As scientists who are a part of Know Science, we are excited to disseminate our knowledge and expertise through engagement with the public — the Zuckerman Institute’s mission and commitment to public advocacy provides us with the perfect platform for our speakers. Come discover cutting edge research in neuroscience!